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will not recognise any "As«isted Enigrant#" who is unprovidod
with this certificate. By this system of recruiting for an
ndividual employer, the whole of the present uyṛtom of re-
cruitment with its abusos may i hope be eradicatod.
10.
Mr. Brosin is in hourty support of this
proposal, regarding which he writes:- "Tho natural and os-
tablished method of enigration in China is for the family
council to select the mombor who shuil emigrate, wx to
contribute towards the cost of his passage ac. The origrant
Bets out in charge of a relative or fellow villager personally
know to him................The man in charge of the gang travole with
tho mon right through to their destination". He adds that
probably the o:igration to Billiton is conducted on these
lines, and it is singularly free from abwes.
11. It is to be noted that the Registrar
Genorul hero anticipaten a further and useful dovolopment of
the uchono proposed, in that the funds for the qmigrant's
pausage etc. will be provided by his own fusily or clun in-
stond or by the recruiter and when this system oventustos, a
further utep will have boon taken towards the substitution of
froe for contract labour inasmuch as the guarantoo for re-
covery of expenece incurred will no longer be necessary. it
is probable that the Hongkong Government would be able to
promote this system by giving the 6aigrante & status different
from that of assisted knigrants and relaxing some of the
Regulations in their favour.
12.
Your Excellency will, à an assured, re-
coglue that whilo i na out wix.cue to assist the traito
Settlements and the Faderuted Mulay Statos in every way in
ay power to obtain the labour required, it is impossible for
me to tolerate abuses the oxietonco of which thave in immediate
control of enigration admit.- The doveri ont of Fongitong han
boon